In 1861, the parish of the church in the village of Nikolsk on Vorma included seven settlements: the village of Nikolsk by the Vorma River, and the villages of Khmelniki, Yashkurovo, Pavlovskoye, Rusino, Nova, and Oranovo, the last four of which were located by the Paja River. The parish had 118 houses, where 394 men and 473 women lived.

The Kazan Church in the village of Nikolsk on Vorma was made of stone and was sturdy, combining winter and summer parts separated by two doors. It had three altars: in the summer part, in the name of the Kazan Mother of God, and in the winter part, the Transfiguration of the Lord and Saint Nicholas. The church was built in 1804, the winter part was rebuilt in 1846, and the summer part in 1863, all funded by the parishioners.

The church land comprised 110 desyatins and 1780 square fathoms, and the church's capital in bonds amounted to 100 rubles. The parish had 547 men and 613 women. The village of Nikolsk was located on a hill by the Vorma River and had a church-parish school with a library. The clergy staff included a priest and a psalmist, and the clergy's capital was 1100 rubles.

The brick church was built in the Russian-Byzantine style and was a two-light five-domed structure. The three-tiered bell tower in the classical style has survived from the church of 1804. The church was closed no later than the 1930s, is now abandoned, and much of its vaults have collapsed.